Pan India Bouquets

Nepeta govaniana (Wall. ex Benth.) Benth.

Family : Lamiaceae
(Mint Family)
Family (Hindi name) : TULSI FAMILY (तुलसी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Lamiaceae
Synonym(s) : Dracocephalum govanianum Wall. ex Benth.; Glechoma govaniana (Wall. ex Benth.) Kuntze
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Nepeta govaniana (Wall. ex Benth.) Benth.
Common name : Yellow Catmint, Yellow Catnip
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Grows in humus-rich soils; 2400 - 3300 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Aromatic and sticky herb
Key identification features : Verticillasters forming loose panicles; peduncle more than 3 cm in length; two lips of corolla equal
Flower, Fruit : June-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Pakistan, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Pakistan to West Himalaya
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 200; Hassan T., Dar G. H. & Khuroo A. A., (2011). TAXONOMIC STATUS OF GENUS NEPETA L. (LAMIACEAE) IN KASHMIR HIMALAYA, INDIA. IRAN. J. BOT. 17 (2)
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Nepeta govaniana. Downloaded on 7 December 2023.